Della Hottel letter, written from St. Croix, D.W.I. (Danish West Indies), to her father, "Papa," September 26, 1892 |
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[[15] is from earlier numbering/ordering of item in collection.]
St. Croix, D.W.I.
Monday Sept. 26, 1892
My dear Papa:
To-morrow the Caribbee
is expected, so I will try and have
a letter ready for you by that time.
Your letter was received on Friday and
enjoyed very much, and I am so glad
and thankful that you remain so
well. Now don’t work too hard. I know
you will be very glad to have Neva
home again, you must have missed
her very much indeed. You are accus-
tomed I reckon, by this time, not to
see me around, but it is very sweet &
kind of you to think of old Della so
often, & I assure you, you are very very
often in my thoughts, and I have you
up on the wall where I can look often
at you. In your previous letter you
asked me to tell you something of
the way this Island is governed, so
I will try and do so. I am writing
this in school, so after school, and
after I come back from the Dentist
I will write to you as fully as
I can. Now I must stop & hear
my German. Now it is 5 o’clock. I
went to the Dentist, but he said my
appointment was for to-morrow; but
he lanced an abcess [sic] on one of my
Object Description
| Title | Della Hottel letter, written from St. Croix, D.W.I. (Danish West Indies), to her father, "Papa" September 26, 1892 |
| Creator(s) | Gist, Ariel Idella Hottel, 1870-1928 |
| Date | September 26, 1892 |
| Description | At her father's request Della describes a bit the governance of the Danish West Indies and refers to Mr. Arendrup, the Danish governor of the islands. She mentions a Masonic funeral procession. In this letter also she mentions the cost of a letter (10 cents) and says she will put a number of letters into one and ask family to post them. She remarks about the beautiful weather and the lush countryside with cattle and sugar cane. She mentions again that she is not afraid of getting cholera. |
| Location | Saint Croix (United States Virgin Islands) |
| Subjects |
Gist, Ariel Idella Hottel, 1870-1928--Correspondence Hottel, William F., 1841-1923--Correspondence Governesses--Correspondence Saint Croix (United States Virgin Islands)--Description and travel |
| Type (AAT) |
correspondence letters |
| Medium | Onionskin paper |
| Extent | 2 physical sheets; 8 x 10 1/2 inches |
| Linked Resource | http://libraries.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/ead/transform.asp?xml=mc51&xsl=findingaid |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | eng |
| Exhibit Order | 010 |
| Type | Text |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Digital Publisher | University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville |
| Original Collection | Ariel Idella Hottel Gist Papers |
| Item Location | MC 51, Box 1, Folder 14 |
| Rights and Reproductions | Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17). For additional information regarding publication of this item please contact the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections at 479-575-5577 or specoll@uark.edu. |
| Digital Exhibit | Governess Della Hottel (Gist) in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1892-1893 |
| Identifier | MC51Box1Folder14DellaHottelLetter.pdf |
| Suggested Citation | “Governess Della Hottel (Gist) in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1892-1893.” Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, October 2016. http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/Gist. |
Description
| Title | Della Hottel letter, written from St. Croix, D.W.I. (Danish West Indies), to her father, "Papa" September 26, 1892 |
| Transcript | [[15] is from earlier numbering/ordering of item in collection.] St. Croix, D.W.I. Monday Sept. 26, 1892 My dear Papa: To-morrow the Caribbee is expected, so I will try and have a letter ready for you by that time. Your letter was received on Friday and enjoyed very much, and I am so glad and thankful that you remain so well. Now don’t work too hard. I know you will be very glad to have Neva home again, you must have missed her very much indeed. You are accus- tomed I reckon, by this time, not to see me around, but it is very sweet & kind of you to think of old Della so often, & I assure you, you are very very often in my thoughts, and I have you up on the wall where I can look often at you. In your previous letter you asked me to tell you something of the way this Island is governed, so I will try and do so. I am writing this in school, so after school, and after I come back from the Dentist I will write to you as fully as I can. Now I must stop & hear my German. Now it is 5 o’clock. I went to the Dentist, but he said my appointment was for to-morrow; but he lanced an abcess [sic] on one of my |
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